Monthly Archives: March 2020
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Wanted: extension of economic housing applications, say lawmakers
Amid the partial or full suspension of public and private services deemed necessary by the government as part of its response to the Covid-19 outbreak, the ... -
Health | Private clinics allowed to return to business
The service suspensions of most private clinics and practice physicians were lifted yesterday, the Health Bureau (SSM) informed. In a statement, the SSM noted that after ... -
Macau airport operating just 11 routes after airlines axe flights
The outbreak of the Covid-19 coronavirus and the consequent restrictions imposed by many countries and regions in regard to border crossings have led to the suspension ... -
Alipay HK and WeChat Pay HK now accepted in local stores
Mainland China’s mobile and online payment platform Alipay HK, together with WeChat Pay HK, can now be used at the city’s Macau Pass terminals across retail ... -
Opening of Hengqin port delayed
The opening of the new Hengqin port has been postponed, Secretary for Administration and Justice André Cheong Weng Chon has announced. Previously, Cheong said that the ... -
Virus fuels dread and angst even as China sees signs of hope
The number of new virus cases in China dropped to its lowest level in six weeks yesterday and hundreds of patients at the outbreak’s epicenter were ... -
North Korea fires presumed short-range missiles into the sea
North Korea fired two presumed short-range ballistic missiles into its eastern sea on Monday, South Korean officials said, resuming weapons demonstrations after a months-long hiatus that ... -
Iran | Virus kills member of council advising Iran’s supreme leader
A member of a council that advises Iran’s supreme leader died yesterday after falling sick from the new coronavirus, state radio reported, becoming the first top ... -
This Day in History | 1966 – BBC tunes in to colour
The BBC has announced plans to begin broadcasting television programmes in colour from next year. Britain will be the first country in Europe to offer regular ... -
World economy may shrink because of virus, watchdog says
A global agency says the spreading new virus could make the world economy shrink this quarter for the first time since the international financial crisis more ... -
Football | Showdown with fans leads to chaos in Germany
The German soccer federation’s power struggle with fans escalated dramatically over the weekend when Bundesliga games were interrupted by protests with the threat of being called ... -
World briefs
PORTUGAL registered its first two cases of the new coronavirus, both in people who had recently returned from abroad, Health Minister Marta Temido told a news ... -
The Buzz | China manufacturing slumps as anti-virus controls bite
China’s manufacturing plunged in February as anti-virus controls shut down the world’s second-largest economy, but companies are confident activity will revive following government stimulus efforts, according ... -
Child dies as migrants rush to cross Greek-Turkish border
Greek police fired tear gas at migrants trying to push into Greece from Turkey through the land border yesterday, and a child died when a dinghy ... -
Our Desk | Paid academic services
Dissertation papers are mostly required in support of candidature’s completion of an academic degree. These dissertations give the author the platform to outline his or her ... -
Tuesday, March 3, 2020 – edition no. 3484
* Lawmakers want extension of economic housing applications * Virus spreads in the West as crisis seems to ease in China * MGM China ... -
MGM announces relief plan to shore up SME cash flow
MGM China has announced new relief measures designed to shore up small businesses in Macau reeling from the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak. The new ... -
NO GOING OUT, NO CROWDING | Government urges caution as business, tourism services resume
TODAY sees the full resumption of government offices and entertainment venues across the city after a suspension in response to the Covid-19 outbreak, but the Health ... -
Parish churches to partially open with new guidelines
THE Macau Diocese will partially reopen parish churches starting Saturday, March 7, with followers instructed to adhere to a set of guidelines to limit the potential ... -
Gross gaming revenue suffers record plunge from virus blow
GROSS gaming revenue reported a record drop in Macau last month, down 87.8% from a year earlier, according to data from the Gaming Inspection and Coordination ... -
Tourism, health chiefs inspect leisure venues about to reopen
The director of the Macao Government Tourism Office, Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes, and the director of the Health Bureau, Lei Chin Ion, inspected several entertainment ... -
Briefs | Travel warnings issued for Italy, South Korea
The Tourism Crisis Management Office (GGCT) has issued a travel warning for both Italy and South Korea amid notable outbreaks of Covid-19 in both countries. However, ... -
Lawyers say ‘force majeure’ clauses may exempt businesses from honoring contracts
BUSINESS contracts signed prior to the coronavirus outbreak may not be fulfilled, according to two local lawyers, because of their inclusion of a ‘force majeure’ clause, ... -
SME relief measures dubbed inefficient and lacking exceptionality
The government’s financial support measures directed at small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have been dubbed inefficient and inconsistent for lacking the exceptionality that the current economic ... -
Macau to repatriate 50 residents from China’s Hubei Province
THE Macau government will start the repatriation of Macau residents from Hubei Province this coming weekend, the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center announced yesterday, alongside ... -
Chinese economy seen headed for deeper contraction on factory drop
CHINA’S economy could be heading for a worse-than-expected first-quarter contraction after the country’s manufacturing sector reported activity was at a record low in February due ... -
Australia’s first virus death was Diamond Princess passenger
A 78-year-old man with coronavirus died in a Perth hospital, marking Australia’s first fatality, after returning from the Diamond Princess cruise ship off the coast of ... -
Syria says two warplanes downed by Turkey as tensions soar
SYRIA’S official news agency said two of its warplane were shot down by Turkish forces inside northwest Syria, amid a military escalation there that’s led to ... -
This Day in History | 1956 – King of Jordan Sacks British general
King Hussein of Jordan has sacked the British commander of the Arab Legion in what is being seen as an effort to strengthen his own position ... -
Beijing 2022 organizers say on-track despite virus outbreak
ORGANIZERS of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games say they are on track to complete all competition venues by year-end and have teams in place for ... -
The Buzz | Chinese man sentenced to die for murders at virus roadblock
A driver who fatally stabbed two people guarding a virus-control roadblock in southwestern China was sentenced to death yesterday, a state news agency reported. The report ... -
Hong Kong tycoon Lai arrested in fresh crackdown on activists
Hong Kong media tycoon and a prominent democracy advocate Jimmy Lai, who has long denounced as a traitor by Chinese state media, was among activists swept ... -
World Briefs
JAPAN The last group of about 130 crew members got off the Diamond Princess on yesterday, vacating the contaminated cruise ship and ending Japan’s much criticized ... -
World Views | The US fed’s response to the coronavirus doesn’t go far enough
Both the Federal Reserve and the White House are considering emergency measures to combat the economic fallout from the coronavirus. These are the right responses, but ... -
Monday, March 2, 2020 – edition no. 3483
* Hubei rescue mission * Macau will attempt to repatriate 50 local residents as the city prepares for the worst-case scenario: a wave of new ...
